Dubstep DJ/Producer Ray Volpe talks about what it was like to go from being bullied in high school to having his viral track “Laserbeam” become the most played ID at EDC Las Vegas, gaming and rage culture, the parallel’s between bass music and alt rock, being straight-edged, and his EP “Volpetron Ascends”. | This episode is brought to you by the remixer-hiring platform Mixilary.com.
We’re sorry, UK ragers: It doesn’t look like Rage Against The Machine has any plans to return to next year’s Reading & Leeds festival. Since postponing their 2022 slot, fans have been wondering if they will make it back to their beloved country anytime soon. With this year’s festival just ending and 2024 plans well underway, the possibility is slim to none. In an interview with NME, Melvin Benn of Festival Republic shares with fans that it is highly unlikely that the band will return to the festival anytime soon. “It’s not an agenda item at the moment, let’s put… Read more »
Are you ready for today’s flush of excitement? Pun intended, of course. The blink-182 guys are back with some potty humor, sharing a website link that leads to “The Stall.” Depicting what appears to be a public restroom decorated with graffiti and the band’s logo, the page reads, “Welcome to the stall, stay tuned for updates.” Fans online assume their favorite three-piece is about to drop some new tunes. Another message highlighted in pink font supports this theory of something big happening on September 5. “Restrooms will be closed for maintenance Tuesday 9/5,” the site reads. Read more: Hayley Williams… Read more »
The controversial and entirely badass, Scene Queen has announced her “Bimbo Beta Phi” headlining tour to kick off this fall. Starting November 2nd in Los Angeles, and wrapping up December 9th in Anaheim, Scene Queen will hit cities like Portland, Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York City, Nashville Dallas and more along the way. Currently there are no support artists that have been announced. Presale tickets are set to go live tomorrow, August 30th, with general public tickets going on sale this Friday, September 1st. Tickets can be purchased here. Earlier this year, Scene Queen shook up the scene with her single,… Read more »
[imgfull][/imgfull] Trump takes his signature “You’re Fired” to new heights with a surrender dance on racketeering charges. And speaking of hot seats, Giuliani – yes, “Tough on Crime” Giuliani – is waltzing into a 13-count indictment.
This indie-hardcore band has had a whirlwind 2023. From supporting blink-182 on the Rock Hard Tour, headlining international shows, and performing on mainstages at festivals including Rolling Loud, Furnace Fest, and Riot Fest. Turnstile shocked festivalgoers at this weekend’s Rock En Seine in Domaine National de Saint-Cloud based near Paris by bringing on Boygenius’ own Julien Baker onstage with them. Indie fans watched their dream show when Julien Baker and Brendan Yates joined forces to sing “Underwater Boi” from their breakout album GLOW ON. Read more: The Ready Set Announces Sweet Upcoming Record, ‘Cherryland’ Fans caught the crossover event and… Read more »
What do The Devil Wears Prada and Rory Rodriguez of Dayseeker have in common? They are both heavy hitters in the alternative and metalcore spaces. Today, they joined forces on a brand new version of “Salt” for The Devil Wears Prada’s new deluxe album, COLOR DECAY. Incorporating Rodriguez’s vocals throughout the song perfectly matches the band’s dominant backup screams. Since the release of Dayseeker’s record, Dark Sun, the vocalist has been regarded as one of the best in the entire genre. He holds his own amidst the song’s explosive arrangement, bringing a whole new texture and fieriness that is both… Read more »
The Ready Set is full of surprises. After dropping several singles throughout 2023, the Jordan Witzigreuter-led project officially announced his forthcoming album, Cherryland. The album will arrive on streaming platforms on October 27. There is currently no information about pre-orders. Within minutes of sharing the news on social media, fans responded with several digital screams of excitement and cherry emojis. After taking a few years off from the project, The Ready Set arrived back in full force on May 26 with “Who You Really Are,” featuring a denim-clad, vibrant music video. In an interview with idobi’s own Fish, the artist… Read more »
Ever since he was a kid, there’s one thing Sage Weeber has always loved: drumming. At just 16, he was already playing on Warped Tour, and his career quickly expanded from playing with bands in the alternative music scene like Black Veil Brides to performing with artists including rapper Ty Dolla $ign and televised appearances on Ellen, The Late Late Show with James Corden alongside Nessa Barrett and Benson Boone. I first chatted with Sage in March 2021 via Zoom during the pandemic. It was an interview that dove into his backstory, and you can check it out here. But… Read more »
A show where Tosh co-hosted and DaddyDrumtech came along as well plus Carlie Hanson called in live and Magnolia Park stopped by!
